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Thomas Nast

German-born American cartoonist, father of the American cartoon.

Thomas Nast

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Thomas Nast was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered the "Father of the American Cartoon".[1] He popularized symbols such as the Democratic donkey through his artwork, though he did not create them.[2] Nast's obituary in Harper's Weekly stated he was called "the Father of American Caricature".[3]

Quick Facts

Born
26 September 1840
Birthplace
Landau, Rhine Palatinate, Bavaria (present-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Died
7 December 1902
Place of death
Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
Political party
Republican

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

In February 1860, he went to England to depict the prize fight between John C. Heenan and Thomas Sayers.[4] He became a staff illustrator for Harper's Weekly in 1862 and was known for compositions appealing to sentiment.[5][6] After the war, Nast opposed President Andrew Johnson's anti-Reconstruction policy.[4] He died on December 7, 1902, after contracting yellow fever while serving as Consul General to Guayaquil, Ecuador.[7][8]

Because Joseph Thomas Nast's political views conflicted with the Bavarian government, he sent his wife and children to New York City in 1846.[9] From age six until he turned 14, Nast was a student in New York City schools, and even as a young child his enthusiasm for drawing was evident.[10]

What the cited sources add

An 1876 Nast cartoon parodied Charles Francis Adams as the hypocritical "Champion of the Fenians" attired as a stereotypical Irish-American politician.[11] The Thomas Nast Award had been presented since 1968 for the best cartoons on international affairs.[12] Past winners of the Thomas Nast Award included Don Wright and Jim Morin.[13] OPC President Pancho Bernasconi said the board voted to take Nast's name off the award because his portrayals did not align with how journalists today see their professional role.[14]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Historic Elephant and Donkey; It Was Thomas Nast "Father of the American Cartoon," Who Brought Them Into Politics.", The New York Times, August 2, 1908, p. SM9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dewey 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Keller, Morton, "The World of Thomas Nast". Retrieved February 24, 2018.. facts only, no text reused. cartoons.osu.edu
  4. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Paine 1904, p. 7 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Halloran 2012, p. 3 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Paine 1904, p. 7; Paine 1904, p. 7 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Halloran 2012, p. 3; Halloran 2012, p. 3; Halloran 2012, p. 3 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bryant, "Nast, Thomas", Oxford Art Online (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Paine 1904, p. 7; Adler, "An excerpt from America's Most Influential Journalist and Premier Political Cartoonist: The Life, Times and Legacy of Thomas Nast", ThomasNast.com; Paine 1904, p. 7 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bryant, "Nast, Thomas", Oxford Art Online; Halloran 2012, p. 3; Paine 1904, p. 7; Paine 1904, p. 7; Halloran 2012, p. 3 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. American Heritage August 1958 Volume IX Number 5 p. 90. The Nast cartoon of Charles Adams' 1876 campaign for governor is seen here.. facts only, no text reused. masshist.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Editorial Cartooning Award Winners", editorialcartoonists.com; Spurgeon, "Nate Beeler Wins Thomas Nast Award; Bill Day Wins RFK Journalism Award", The Comics Reporter, April 23, 2010; "Editorial Cartooning Award Winners", editorialcartoonists.com; Spurgeon, "Nate Beeler Wins Thomas Nast Award; Bill Day Wins RFK Journalism Award", The Comics Reporter, April 23, 2010 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Spurgeon, "Nate Beeler Wins Thomas Nast Award; Bill Day Wins RFK Journalism Award", The Comics Reporter, April 23, 2010. facts only, no text reused. comicsreporter.com
  14. Wikipedia, "Thomas Nast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kranz, "OPC Renames Commentary and Cartoon Awards; Honors Flora Lewis", OPC, 2018-12-17 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Thomas Nast (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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